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XTL 5000 consolette to MC3000 deskset-- help

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Hi all,
i'm at a loss here. I'm trying to set up our fire station with some wall mounted Motorola (MC3000) deskset phones. I have multiple Motorola XTL5000 consolettes (W9 and W7). I'm trying to hook up the consolette (DB25 lower plug) to a Motorola L3208 digital junction box. When turned on the junction box has the internal LED Spectra or astro lit and the outer LEDS power and Busy lit. From there i have the MC3000 hooked up with a standard Rj45 cat 5 plug. When the MC3000 turns on i'm only getting several LEDs lit on the phone (busy, intercom and transmit) and nothing in the LCD display and none of the buttons work.

The dipswitches in the consolette are correct i believe (1 and 7 "on"). The jumpers in the L3208 are set to astro/spectra. Is there a setting in the MC3000? Both my W-7 and W-9 consolettes are doing the same thing.

Any help is greatly appreciated as moto just laughed at me.....
-Eric
 
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Does the consolette have a TRC board or standard audio board? Won't work the TRC board.
 
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